WordPress 3.5.2: Security and Maintenance Update Released – Update Now

WordPress has just released a new security and maintenance update. This new WordPress 3.5.2 is the second maintenance update of v 3.5 which fixes 12 bugs. WordPress at a blog post says that this is a security release for all previous versions, and it is highly recommended that you update your sites to this new version immediately.

Andrew Nacin, Lead Developer of WordPress says that “The WordPress security team resolved seven security issues, and this release also contains some additional security hardening.”

The security fixes include:

Blocking server-side request forgery attacks, which could potentially enable an attacker to gain access to a site.